Author: Publisher: Editions Bréal
ISBN: 2749525616
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
PNEC
Author: Jacques ClavierPublisher: Editions Quae
ISBN: 2844331513
Category : Coastal ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Synthèse des activités du programme national pour l'environnement côtier (PNEC) qui développe des recherches fondamentales sur les zones côtières de France métropolitaine et d'outre-mer. Les activités concernent les cycles biogéochimiques, la dynamique des populations, les efflorescences algales toxiques, facteurs hydroclimatiques et variabilité, microorganismes, gouvernance environnementale, etc.
Author: Publisher: Editions Bréal
ISBN: 2749525616
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas
Author: P. FabbriPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400923910
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Human clustering in coastal areas The coastal zone has gained a solid reputation as a place vocated for recreational activities and this is generally related to the presence of the sea. The relationship, however, does not appear univocal or simple: the sea can be perceived as a hostile element by humans and the more general question of whether the presence of the shore is in itself a favourable, repulsive, or irrelevant factor to settlement is a debatable point, at least for pre-industrial societies. Back in the early part of the 19th century, Friedrich Hegel regarded oceans and rivers as unifying elements rather than dividing ones, thus implying a trend towards the concentration of human settlements along them. 'The sea', he wrote, 'stimulates 1 courage and conquest, as well as profit and plunder', although he realized that this did not equally apply to all maritime peoples. In Hegel's view, different approaches to the sea were mainly the results of cultural factors and, in fact, he recognized that some people living in coastal areas perceive the sea as a dangerous and alien place and the shore as aftnis terrae.
Aeolian Grain Transport
Author: Ole E Barndorff-NielsenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3709167035
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Wind erosion has such a pervasive influence on environmental and agricultural matters that academic interest in it has been continuous for several decades. However, there has been a tendency for the resulting publications to be scattered widely in the scientific litera ture and consequently to provide a less coherent resource than might otherwise be hoped for. In particular, cross-reference between the literature on desert and coastal morphology, on the deterioration of wind affected soils, and on the process mechanics of the grain/air flow system has been disappointing. A successful workshop on "The Physics of Blown Sand", held in Aarhus in 1985, took a decisive step in collecting a research community with interests spanning geomorphology and grain/wind process mechanics. The identification of that Community was reinforced by the Binghampton Symposium on Aeolian Geomorphology in 1986 and has been fruitful in the development of a number of international collaborations. The objectives of the pre sent workshop, which was supported by a grant from the NATO Scientific Affairs Division, were to take stock of the progress in the five years to 1990 and to extend the scope of the community to include soil deterioration (and dust release) and those beach processes which link with aeolian activity on the coast.
LITTORAL 94
Author: Soares de CarvalhoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal changes
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Coastal Dune Management
Author: John HoustonPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853238546
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.
Landscapes and Landforms of France
Author: Monique FortPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400770227
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The Landforms and Landscapes of France provides an informative and attractive overview of the most scenic landscapes of France. The geodiversity of France is emphasized, for example the glacial landscapes of the Mont-Blanc Massif, the volcanoes of the French Massif Central, the chalk cliffs and sand dunes of the Atlantic coast, the granitic landscapes of Corsica or the lagoons and coral reefs of French Polynesia. The objectives are to provide the reader with an enjoyable and informative description of the selected sites within their regional geographical and geological settings; to offer an up-to-date survey of the evolution of France's landscape; and to give additional information on the cultural value of the selected sites wherever appropriate (prehistoric paintings, legends related to sites, famous vineyards, etc.). The book is a richly illustrated reference work that makes accessible for the first time a wealth of information currently scattered among many national and regional journals. It will be of benefit to earth scientists, environmental scientists, tourism geographers and conservationists
Les merveilles du littoral
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9782846222839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Ce Beau Livre ornementé des photos aériennes de Michel Le Collen, vous invite à un voyage de rêve au-dessus des plages, des îles, des récifs, des lacs, des ports et autres merveilles s'étalant tout au long du Littoral Atlantique, allant de la Vendée aux Pyrénées. Laissez-vous porter par les courants, les marées et les vents de la côte de Beauté, de l'estuaire de la Gironde, de la côte d'Argent, pour enfin atterrir au Pays Basque. Au cours de cette promenade de quelque 1. 000 km, le long de la frontière maritime de la Nouvelle Aquitaine, observez l'érosion du littoral par les assauts répétés des vagues en furie et remarquez comment les villes portuaires et les stations balnéaires se protègent par des digues ou des murs de pierre contre les attaques d'un océan sans cesse en mouvement. Enfin, avec les vues aériennes des remparts, des forts militaires, des antiques ports de pêche à la baleine, des anciens marais salants, des phares et des sémaphores vous ferez, encore mieux, connaissance avec l'histoire de ce Littoral Atlantique qui n'attend plus... que votre visite.
Catalogue of Accessioned Publications
Author: World Data Center A--OceanographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
A Shifting Shore
Author: Alice GarnerPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501727206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
How does tourism transform fishing communities into vibrant resorts, working shores into bathing beaches? In A Shifting Shore, Alice Garner traces the ways fisherfolk, bathers, investors, and engineers understood, claimed, and remade the shores of the Bassin d'Arcachon, a prime fishing and oyster-farming site in southwestern France, over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Garner's interest in the coastline—a zone that resists all attempts at definition—shapes this generously illustrated book. Rather than taking a straightforward chronological approach to the settlement and evolution of the towns of Arcachon and La Teste, Garner investigates the development of the Bassin d'Arcachon's southern shores with the aim of recovering something of the "lived space" experienced by locals and visitors. Drawing on guidebooks, newspapers, bylaws, engineers' reports, medical pamphlets, postcards, and the accounts of literary-minded holidaymakers, Garner shows how investors and developers transformed Arcachon and its community—beaches were rezoned and jetties constructed to favor bathers, and a new railway line brought ever-increasing numbers of visitors to the area. She explores how fishermen and women resisted developments that threatened their livelihood or their particular sense of belonging, and shows how they adapted to the changing environment and to their new roles as guides and entertainers. A Shifting Shore, while anchored in Arcachon and La Teste, has much to contribute to a nuanced understanding of relations between hosts and guests in any community.
